But Ronson was stunningly naive to ever have supposed that social media shaming might serve justice.
Currently reading "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" by @jonronson. It's excellent & necessary & well worth a read.
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It was obvious long before Jonah Lehrer's shaming that vigilantism at the behest of an online mob almost always serves *injustice*.
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It's not remotely new either. New atheist bloggers, for example, went in for it in a big way before movement atheism destroyed itself.
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But, as I said, Ronson's book is excellent - his defence of Justine Sacco, particularly so (& brave, incidentally) - & well worth reading.
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@PhilosophyExp Ronson strikes me as being shockingly naive
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@PhilosophyExp@jonronson This article from@Metamagician is probably relevant too https://theconversation.com/the-shame-of-public-shaming-57584 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PhilosophyExp Great book. Have you seen his powerful Ted talk? https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_ronson_what_happens_when_online_shaming_spirals_out_of_control?language=en …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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